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Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)

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Jun 15, 2026

4.0

Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 3.5Characters: 4.0Plot: 4.0

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I really enjoyed this book! The vibes were impeccable and I was quickly pulled into the story. I'm always a sucker for fairy tale twists and retellings, so it's kind of shocking to me how long I let this sit on my shelf untouched - I can already imagine myself rereading this. There were a few twists (especially near the end) that I absolutely didn't see coming, but I was able to adapt pretty easily. There were a few moments in the narration when Liliwen contradicted something I thought we already knew, but it didn't take me out of the story. I definitely recommend listening to the audiobook.

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The Hound of Scrying Hollow

Brooke Marley Jones

Stories creep through Scrying Hollow—whispers of a great beast. Come dusk, the first howl catches the wind and rustles the trees. Make haste, for it’s no wolf bounding through the Hollow. The Hound comes for you. Liliwen, the eldest daughter of the Valet family, knows the tales well. You see, her father was the first to die to the Hound. Seven years later, heartbreak threatens again, when Liliwen’s brother is ambushed by the beast. Eviscerated and barely alive, her brother escapes and stumbles home. Once more, death waits upon Liliwen’s doorstep. In response, a reward is issued for the Hound’s heart. Believing the queen’s physician might help her dying brother, Liliwen embarks on a solitary hunt. Armed with intimate knowledge of the Hollow, she catches the Hound in a magical net. Before she can deliver the killing blow, the splintering of bones rings out. Suddenly it’s a man, not a Hound, writhing in Liliwen’s net. Liliwen frees the man, but the pair are set upon by wolves, forcing them to retreat into the Hound’s home, a ruinous castle within Scrying Hollow. It isn’t until Liliwen attempts to escape that the doors slam shut, trapping her. While her brother inches closer to death, Liliwen remains captive in the crumbling castle with the very beast who murdered her father… The Hound of Scrying Hollow. Loosely inspired by the Beast of Gévaudan, the true story of a terrifying beast that tormented the French countryside in the 18th century, The Hound of Scrying Hollow enjoys sprinklings of Dracula, Beauty and the Beast, and other fairy tales.

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Is anyone gonna adopt that?

Hi Boundlings 🌱

I've been looking far and wide for books that have characters with a father and daughter dynamic who aren't actually related. I'm thinking Joel and Ellie from The Last of Us or Gustave and Maelle from Expedition 33 🥹🫶

Two characters that found one another and are sticking together as friends, as father and daughter, as found family.

It doesn't have to be the main focus of the book, just part of the characters 🫶 Unfortunately, I find litfic quite boring 😭 so I am looking for fantasy, sci-fi, mystery or horror but I would check out litfic at this point as well. If anyone has a recommendation I'd love to hear it! 🥰

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I definitely recommend listening to the audiobook for this one. Zura Johnson has such a soothing voice and she matches the story almost perfectly! The vibes are so good!

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My Calamity Jane (The Lady Janies, #3)

Cynthia Hand

Welcome to 1876 and a rootin’-tootin’ America bursting with gunslingers, outlaws, and garou. JANE (a genuine hero-eene) Calamity’s her name, and garou hunting’s her game—when she’s not starring in Wild Bill’s Traveling Show, that is. She reckons that if a girl wants to be a legend, she should just go ahead and be one. FRANK (*wolf whistle*) Frank “the Pistol Prince” Butler is the Wild West’s #1 bachelor. He’s also the best sharpshooter on both sides of the Mississippi, but he’s about to meet his match. . . . ANNIE (get your gun!) Annie Oakley (yep, that Annie) is lookin’ for a job, not a romance, but she can’t deny there’s something about Frank she likes. Really likes. Still, she’s pretty sure that anything he can do, she can do better. A HAIRY SITUATION After a garou hunt goes south and Jane finds a suspicious-like bite on her arm, she turns tail for Deadwood, where there’s been talk of a garou cure. But things ain’t always what they seem—meaning the gang better hightail it after her before they’re a day late and a Jane short.

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Jun 10, 2026

3.5

Enjoyment: 4.5Quality: 3.0Characters: 3.0Plot: 3.5

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If you told me last year that I would read Jane Eyre ghost-busting fanfiction, I definitely wouldn't have believed it. That said, this book was hilarious and was such a good time. It wasn't as good as My Lady Jane in my opinion, something I think was bound to happen in a humorous retelling of a classic instead of a humorous retelling of history. This book was a great palate cleanser, and I absolutely recommend it if you're looking for something between heavier reads.

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My Plain Jane (The Lady Janies, #2)

Cynthia Hand

You may think you know the story. After a miserable childhood, penniless orphan Jane Eyre embarks on a new life as a governess at Thornfield Hall. There, she meets one dark, brooding Mr. Rochester. Despite their significant age gap (!) and his uneven temper (!!), they fall in love—and, Reader, she marries him. (!!!) Or does she? Prepare for an adventure of Gothic proportions, in which all is not as it seems, a certain gentleman is hiding more than skeletons in his closets, and one orphan Jane Eyre, aspiring author Charlotte Brontë, and supernatural investigator Alexander Blackwood are about to be drawn together on the most epic ghost hunt this side of Wuthering Heights.

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Rare Achievement Unlocked 🔓

So thanks to this app, I've taken to saying "Yoink" now whenever I see a book rec I want to read and being like "Yes that's my next read."

Well.... I got the word "Yoink" banned in a bookclub Discord I'm in 🤣 A serious ban btw, when I type this phrase it says it is banned by the admins

And I don't know whether to be proud of this achievement or offended because I can no longer yoink all the recs, you know. What would can I use now to be like "Sigh, add to TBR."?

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Jun 07, 2026

2.5

Enjoyment: 2.5Quality: 3.0Characters: 3.0Plot: 3.5

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I was expecting to enjoy this more, but I found that I just didn't care about what was happening. It was hard to stay focused, and when I put the book down, I didn't think about it at all like I normally do. I was confused about all the different Summers being mentioned, and I never knew which one we were talking about (which I suppose was the point). The premise had so much potential, but I just found it lacking in so many areas.

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An Accident of Dragons

Cheri Radke

No one would have chosen a Lord Summer so wholly ill-suited for the role—no one except the Dragon of Summer herself, it would seem. An indolent and foppish peacock getting a bit old for his typical charms to play well, Teddy has no doubt that the nobles of Summer find him ridiculous. They all know that the only reason the dragon chose him was on account of his connection to the previous Lord Summer as his, uh, special companion. Still, as long as Teddy can keep the dragon happy, and her blessings continue to bring peace and prosperity to the Isle of Summer, surely he’s doing well enough. Right? When Summer lays a rare and highly valuable egg, Teddy’s care-free life threatens to fall apart as the egg’s unexpected appearance dredges up long-repressed memories, and outside forces turn avaricious eyes on the insular island. A mysterious, dragon-worshiping cult covets the egg, and when Teddy bungles a self-interested attempt to give it to them, they sail away with his young daughter instead. If he hopes to save her, Teddy can no longer afford to ignore how his personal shortcomings are putting his country and the people he loves at risk. To match wits with an ambitious sorceress who presents an unflattering mirror of his own flaws, he must face the reality of just how, precisely, he became Lord Summer.

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Reading Speeds

I've seen a lot of discussion recently online about how fast different people read and also the different ways people approach reading books and what effect that has on reading speed.

I saw a post which said some people only read dialogue in books and skipped descriptions which is fascinating to me so if that's you I would love to hear more about how you started doing that and if you enjoy books more now.

In a conversation with a friend they said that when they read, they hear each word in their head as if said aloud which is so different to how I read and I was wondering if maybe that affected reading speed.

I'd love to know how everyone processes words when reading and also if you consider yourself a fast or slow reader?

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I read this book once (and never continued the series lol) in middle grade. I am now almost nineteen and I still hate everyone in this book with a burning passion. I'll finish it, because I enjoy the plot, but the characters make me want to burn it

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